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> If you want to make sure people are able/willing to work long hours, ask about that (and be aware that you're probably discriminating to some degree against
by 0xcde4c3db 9y ago
> If you want to make sure people are able/willing to work long hours, ask about that (and be aware that you're probably discriminating to some degree against people with families or health issues).
Incidentally, discriminating on the basis of familial status or disability is illegal in various jurisdictions.
- notacoward 9y ago> Incidentally, discriminating on the basis of familial status or disability is illegal in various jurisdictions. Indeed it is, and it should be, but many companies successfully use proxies to get around that. It's a lot harder to win a suit because a company demanded long hours than because they explicitly refused to hire people with families or above a certain age. I didn't mean to encourage such chicanery, which is why I already had the parenthetical comment about discrimination. My point was that if there are expectations or behaviors like this, then they should be addressed specifically instead of under a "culture fit" umbrella. Often that will make their il/legitimacy clearer, and help to prevent discrimination.